Frieren: Understand Humans, Aura!

"Hey, Zanze, comb my hair!"

"..."

"Hey, Zanze, I don't want milk for breakfast today. Go buy me some fruit."

"..."

"Hey, Zanze, I've left my clothes at the door. Remember to wash them."

"..."

"Hey, Zanze, my horns are a bit rough. My horns are a bit rough, help me polish and oil them."

"Aura, I want to remind you that I am only your assistant, not your slave."

"What's the difference?"

"The difference is, although I live across from you now, if you keep knocking on my door at any time of day, I will have to apply for accommodation in another town."

"Oh, but I won't move away. It will be very hard in the future."

"What do you mean, are you going to walk halfway across town to my doorstep every day, drop off your dirty laundry, snatch my breakfast, and ask me to stroke your dry and worn horns!!!"

"No, it's Zanze. It's very tiring for you to come to my house and serve me every day. But even if you are sweaty, I won't dislike you~~"

"I'm not coming to your house!!"

"Uh, so you want to live here directly? I think you can fit under my bed."

"...."

"Hey, Zanze, look what I found—it's sand and a collar. You should wear it from now on, and I'll take care of your waste every day."

"Aura!!!"

"When you're working, you should address me by my title. Call me Lady President. Hohohoho~"

"...."

Zanze's fist was already incredibly hard.

'This job, whoever wants it can have it. I, Zanzhe, will not serve you anymore.'

Zanze slammed the door and stormed off to find Serie, ready to resign.

When Aura was her assistant, she was unusually well-behaved. Zanze thought that this despicable demon had repented. But now it seems that it is true that her nature is hard to change. Once she became the president of the Continental Magic Association and was promoted to a higher level, her true nature was exposed.

Such arrogant, greedy, despicable, and shameless character is unbearable for any human being!!

Sure enough, only the demons whose necks are hung by ropes are good demons!

Bang—

The sound of the door closing was deafening, but Aura remained calm and acted as if nothing had happened.

This was certainly not because she was not afraid of Serie's threat to pull out her horns and put her in a glass tube, it was because she knew Zanze's character all too well.

That human would never bear to harm her!

"Zanze depends on me and can't live without me. If I were to leave, that poor human girl would probably cry herself to death."

—Aura had long understood.

Other demons wouldn't tolerate such atrocious treatment from Aura. Even the subordinates who served her out of reverence for her status as one of the Seven Sages and her terrifying magic power could not resist such humiliating service requirements and secretly escape.

If that's the case, then there's only one explanation for why this human girl tolerates me so much!

And that is animal instinct—dependency!

Just like a duckling that has just hatched from its shell will regard the first creature it sees as its mother. Even if it is a natural enemy that feeds on ducks, the duckling will follow its sense of dependence and approach it. It will not give up no matter how much they are scolded, kicked away, or harmed.

The same must be true for Zanze. She has developed a sense of dependence on Aura, which is why he can tolerate Aura's bad habits again and again.

Knowing this...

How could Aura waste this golden opportunity to exploit a slave like Zanze that she got for free.

She would use her until she was worn out!

As for whether Zanze took care of her out of pity, kindness, or the inability to stand her poor living skills—that was beyond Aura's understanding.

Sorry, but Aura is just a demon.

Demons can't comprehend such complex emotions~~

"Hehe, poor Zanze, I, the great demon Aura, will grant you the right to serve me--"

Aura reclined in her chair, limbs sprawled out, drooling, looking like a complete scoundrel.

This despicable, shameless demon would probably only repent if she had her horns removed, limbs cut off, and was hung by the neck in a dark, sunless dungeon, shedding tears as large as pearls~~

——

"A new task. The Continental Magic Association needs you to draft a new examination system."

Ah, in the end, Zanze's heart softened.

After a half-day cooling-off period, Zanze moved the documents sent by the branches of the Magic Association from various places to the association's letter office.

These documents included the distribution of previously certified human mages, statistics on apprentice mages awaiting evaluation, and the personnel lists of senior mages within the branches.

Aura's first job was still the same as before, but she did not conduct the assessments personally. Instead, she formulated detailed assessment regulations for the senior mages in the branches of the Magic Associations of various countries to ensure that the assessments were fair and without fraud or favoritism.

Aura was already prepared for this issue.

She was studying this matter when she was the chief examiner.

Even if she personally stepped in to block the advancement path of those human mages, there were still too many humans who were promoted to first-class mages.

She must come up with a more stringent assessment method to completely cut off the promotion channels for human mages.

This would lead to frustration among those who couldn't get promoted, causing many apprentice mages to give up on learning magic and making senior mages doubt themselves and lose confidence in delving deeper into magical research.

"With this, there's no need to worry about human mage elites emerging in droves!"

"Hahaha, I'm a genius!"

Aura wrote several lengthy sections, which she then handed to Zanze for review.

Zanze frowned as she read the new examination system.

"Is it really good to have such a strict exam? For novice mages, it would be very hard to get certified."

The security of the new assessment system is indeed guaranteed. For each level of mage certification, the process has been meticulously designed so that examiners do not need to take direct action personally. Instead, they choose tests related to secret mazes, magic perception, and other abstract challenges. Examiners act solely as supervisors, not opponents in these trials.

This design not only helps to prevent the examiners from engaging in any private activities or biases but also avoids the security issues that could arise from direct combat between examiners and candidates. By focusing on indirect evaluations, the system minimizes potential conflicts of interest and ensures a fairer process.

Furthermore, this approach addresses the long-standing complaints from many human mages who had previously criticized the examination system for its lack of variety and depth. Many had felt that the old system was too predictable and did not adequately test a mage's full range of abilities.

"It's just too difficult. Each class certification has three tests. If you fail once, you will be considered a failure. And each class of the test is close to the ability limit of the mage of that class. Can such a harsh examination system really select suitable and outstanding mages?"

'Or... does it blocking the path for the majority of mages?'

Zanze expressed doubts about the feasibility of the new examination system.

However, Aura insisted on it.

After she took the documents to consult Lady Serie, she actually praised Aura's plan.

"Ah, there's nothing we can do about it."

Even the real decision-makers chose to support Aura's new assessment system, so Zanze had no choice but to implement it.